Bistro la Cocotte

Decided to try the lunch special today and it was very pleasant. The staff where nice and translate everything from French to Polish and then English… wow.
Little bit tricky to find though in terms of walking through a weird alley to get there.
I was told that if you get the lunch special is a lot quicker than ordering from the board. So maybe take the gamble if you have limited time.
Great crème brulé!

If you are craving French food this restaurant is a very good option to go to. Food is excellent and flavorful, traditional French with a few fusion dishes. Menu is written on the wall and specials are changed constantly.
House wine is quite tasty and other drinks are more elderly priced.
Unfortunately I would have to give a two-​star due the service and waiting time. It took about 45min to get water and drinks, an additional 30min for the appetizers to come and, it was not until two hours after arrival when finally our main dish arrived. The waitress was respectful but did not apologize nor explain the reason behind the delay.
We asked and she said «oh yeah… Your food is waiting in the kitchen» … really?
In general, if you have 2 – 3 hrs to spare and you want quality food you can give it a try. If you are too hungry do not dare.
In summary:
Ambience — good
Location — excellent
Flavor — delicious
Food quality — very good
Service — not good
Waiting time — terrible :(

English below
Miejsce nieopodal Placu Zbawiciela, 2 piętrowe a jednak małe i przytulne, od razu przywołuje w głowie zapachy i atmosferę francuskiego bistro — tego dnia nie można było płacić kartą, ale na drzwiach są już naklejki bez problemu pobrałyśmy pieniądze w bankomacie, który mieści się minutę od bistro. Na chwilę obecną nie ma jeszcze licencji, ale kieliszek wina stołowego jest do zdobycia;-). Zamówiłyśmy z koleżanką 2 przystawkowe jedzenia — grzanki z foie gras oraz pieczone warzywa z kozim serem. Na poczekanie dostałyśmy pieczywo z oliwą. Jedzenie jest smaczne, ciekawe, bezpretensjonalne, na deser mój ulubiony crème brule, który zdecydowanie wybija się ponad warszawską średnią, a do tego 2 kieliszki nieoficjalnego wina;). Całość w bardzo przyzwoitej jak na tą lokalizację cenie — 59pln. Menu wypisane na czarnej tablicy, menu drukowanego jeszcze nie ma, ale pani nas obsługująca byłą bardzo sympatyczna i pomocna — zarówno w temacie wyboru jedzenia jak i obsługi przez cały wieczór — siedziałyśmy na górze i ani przez chwilę nie czułyśmy się ani zaniedbane ani umęczone pytaniami o to, czy nam smakuje;-). Przez wejściem znajduje się chwilowo zaśnieżony stolik, który tworzy bajkowy klimat i jest zapowiedzią miłych warunków do jedzenia na zewnątrz w lecie.
4 gwiazdki, ponieważ jeszcze za mało zjadłam ;-), ale jestem pewna, że będzie 5;)
Bistro la cocotte is located close to Plac Zbawiciela, but it has its unique, French not hipsterish;-) atmosphere. It has 2 floors but is cosy and warm inside. As soon as you enter it you will smell and feel like you are in French bistro. On the day of our visit it was not possible to pay with card but this will be solved soon and btw they were ok with us going to ATM to pay only after we ate and ATM is just 1 minute away. They still cannot sell alcohol but we were offered glass of house white wine. WE got 2 starters — toasts with foie gras and baked vegetables with goat cheese. For waiting time we got bread and olive oil. Food was tasty, simple but full of flavor and really as it should be or even better;-). I got crème brule as my favorite dessert and this was above Warsaw average. It was really good value for money as for these 2 starters, crème brule and 2 glasses of wine we paid 59pln. Menu so far is written on the blackboard without printed copies, but the waitress was really helpful with making our decision. She was also really caring — not too neglecting but also not asking too many questions and coming too many times to check how we are;-). There is a table outside which looks like from fairy tale in this winter surrounding, but it is also a promise of nice atmosphere in summer — sounds like there is a really good new place on warsaw informal dining map :) .
4 stars cause I didn’t check main menu